CC Min 1990-04-23 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

The proposal was also described as a revenue source to provide services, a reasonable compromise, and the result of hard work by the business community and staff. Geri Mayers, 2303 Broadway, Redwood City expressed concern that downtown businesses have been part of an assessment district that has tripled the business fee assessment and requested that other businesses should catch up to them before they are assessed this new fee or establish an appeal process. City Manager Smith advised the 5% was an offset to the built -in increase in a gross receipts policy, this is a compromise recommended by a committee of 15 local business executives, that there has been no change in business fees for 23 years and the parking assessment Geri Mayers referred to is used for downtown promotion only. Title read. M /S: Greenalch /Claire to approve the ordinance for 1st reading with the following amendments: a. Section 32.148. Inflationary Increase. To allow the automatic 5% increase to be in effect from fiscal year 1990 -91 through fiscal year 1994 -95 and remain at that rate unless amended by Council. b. Section 32.149. Maximum. To allow the automatic increase to be in effect fiscal year 1990 -91 through fiscal year 1994 -95 with the maximum tax beginning at $2,500 in fiscal year 1990 -91 to $3,030 in fiscal year 1994 -95. ORDINANCE REPEALING ARTICLE V OF CHAPTER 32 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AND ADDING ARTICLE V (COMMENCING WITH SECTION 32.101) TO THE CODE OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY RELATING TO BUSINESS LICENSE TAXES Approved by the following roll call vote. AYES: Council Members Buchan, Bury, Claire, Greenalch, Murray and Mayor La Berge NOES: Councilman Stangel -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- CONSENT CALENDAR M /S: Greenalch / Stangel to waive reading of the Consent Calendar, except the ordinances, to adopt the ordinances and resolutions and approve other items. Carried by unanimous roll call vote. 11. MOTION: to accept the Broadway Reconstruction Phase I Project, authorize the release of bonds and authorize the City Engineer to release the retention upon completion of the lighting (Golden Bay Construction) (702 -02) MINUTE ORDER NO. 90 -046 Reg. Mtg. Minutes MINUTE BOOK NO. 49 4/23/90 Page No. 283 Page 8